Becoming a Bricklayer in Queensland

About this role

Bricklayers lay bricks, pre-cut stone and other types of building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Bricklayer include:

• studies plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
• erects scaffolding
• seals foundations with damp resistant materials and spreads layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks, using trowels
• lays bricks in rows, designs and shapes, and spreads mortar between the joints
• embeds blocks in mortar and removes excess mortar
• checks vertical and horizontal alignment
• cuts, shapes, and polishes stones and bricks using machines and hand tools, and shapes bricks to fit irregular spaces
• repairs and maintains bricks, cement blocks and related structures.